Toy headlight



M. CARUSO I TOY HEADLIGHT Fil ed March 6, 1924 INVENTOR av N flz'ronmzvPatented June 2, 1925.

1,539,992 PATENT OFFICE.

MARIO CABUSO, OF IRVINGTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE LIONEL CORPORA-p TION, A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TOY HEADLIGHT.

Application filed March 6, 1924. Serial No. 697,271.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that MARIO CARUso, citizen of the United States, residing atIrvington, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, has inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Toy Headlights, of 'which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to toy headlights for toy locomotives. Moreparticularly, the invention is directed to the provision of a toy of thecharacter described which is modeled to resemble an actual locomotiveheadlight and which may be easily and securely installed on the toylocomotive frame to carry a minature electric lamp.

Among the objects of the invention is the provision of a toy headlightof the character described of few and simple parts which shall be cheapand easy to manufacture, readily assembled, and secured tothe toylocomotive frame, highly durable in construction, and so made anddesigned as to realistically imitate the usual headlight employed onactual locomotives.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which'thescope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the variouspossible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view in side elevation showing the toyheadlight embodying the invention in place on a toy locomotive, theframe of the latter being shown partially;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view corresponding to Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 1 is a rear elevational view of the headlight shown in Fig. 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the toy headlight there illustratedis seen to comprise a housing or shell indicated generally at 10, andmade of two parts 11 and 12, each of which is preferably formed fromstamped sheet metal. Part 11 is shaped so as to comprise a cylindricalbody for holding the headlight, and part 12 is of substantial U-shapeand serves as the ventilating hood and to hold the assembled casing tothe locomotive body as will hereinafter appear. The cylindrical bodypiece 11 isprovided at the top and bottom with openings 11 and 11respectively, and similar openings 11 and 11 are out in the sidesthereof. The member 12 has a top portion 12 adapted to extend above thecylindrical member 11 over the opening 11 thereof so as to imitate theventilating hood of the headlight. The two sides of this U-shaped member12 are bent outwardly below the hood portion so as to provide arcuateortions 12 which extend over the side openings 11 and 11 in the member11. These portions 12 are cut out so as to provide therein openings 12which register with the corresponding openings 11 and 11; and at theupper and lower edges of said openings 12, the material is bent lnwardlyto provide tabs or projections 13 for the purpose hereinafter to appear.As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a pocket is formed to each side of thehousing 10 between the body 11 and the arcuate portions 12 where-in apiece of transparent material may be inserted so as to show through theside openings in the body 11 to provide side windows for the headlightin imitation of the actual headlight construction. Said material 16 maybe coloredv if desired for ornamental or realistic effect.

Extending below the arcuate portions ",9 of the member 12 are divergingleg portions 14 adapted to extend through slots 15 in the locomotivebody so as to secure the assembled casing to the latter by bending saidleg portions outwardly and against the interior of the locomotive frameas shown at The two parts of the casing 11 and 12 are made in separateoperations from the sheet metal so as to give them the desired shape andthen the casing is assembled by interlocking these two parts as shown inthe drawing, the legs 14 of the U-shaped member 12 being inserted"through the opening 11 in the top of the member 11 by sufiicientlybringing the two sides of the member 12 together and'then these areallowed to spring back against the interior of the tend through frame 14to ,piece 21 on the rear side of said wall 18.

Mounted within the housing 10 is a miniature lamp receptacle such as thescrew shell socket 17 which may be supported on the end wall 18 of themember 11 in any suitable manner, as for example by means of anelongated metal eyelet 19, which firmly clamps the socket-17 and the endwall 18 between an insulating washer 20 held within the socket, and aninsulating backing A tab 22 projecting from the bottom edge of backingpiece 21 may be provided to expre-vent move ment of the backing piece 21relative to the frame.

A contact piece 23 which may preferably be an L-shaped brass or copperstamping may besecurely mounted to the lower portion of backing piece 21by bendable fastening clips 24 made integral therewith as shown in Figs.2, 3 and 4. The upper end of. contact piece 23 may be provided withmeans for fastening the conducting wire 25 thereto such as binding screw26, threaded into rearwardly extending lug 27.

A switch. for controlling the current to the socket ma be providedcomprising a switch blade 2%, preferably of spring brass or coppermounted on contact piece 23 directly under the rear end of eyelet 19 andswingable to complete or break the circuit from the contact piece 23 tothe ferrule 17 through eyelet 19. From Figs. 1 and (1 it can plainly beseen that the switch parts are simple, rugged and adequate for theservice required.

A bulb 29, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 may be screwed into thesocket 17 in the usual manner. The lips 13 extending from the portions12 of member 12 serve as side supports for the socket 17, and from therear Wall of the latter, small lugs 30 may be stamped-and bent toproject into corresponding small holes in wall 18'of thebody piece toprevent the socket from rotating when the .bulb 29 is inserted orremoved therefrom.

It is obvious that the above described device may be constructed withoutthe switch in which case eyelet 19 may be replaced by adapted to meetthe conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above lnvention andasvarious changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it isto be'understood that all matter herein set forth orshown intheaccompanying drawings is to be inter preted as illustrative and notin a limiting sense.

1. A toy headlight for toy locomotives.

comprising a hollow cylindrical body piece having two rectangular shapedopenings positioned diametrically opposite one an other, and asubstantially rigid U-shaped supporting member fitted through the saidopenings and interlocking with said cylindrical body.

2. Ina toy locomotive, a toy-head-light therefor comprising a hollowcylindrical body piece having two rectangular shaped openings in thesides thereof positioned diametrically opposite one another, and asubstantially rigid U-shaped supporting ,inember fitted to pass throughthe said openings, and a receptacle supported within the body pieceadapted to hold and'light a miniature electric lamp and a switch to makeand break the circuit to the receptacle.

3. In a toy head-light for toy locomotives, a hollow cylindrical bodypiece having two rectangular shaped openings positioned in diametricallyvertical alignment with one another, and a U-shaped supporting memberfitted to pass down through the said openings with the bent portionthereof extending over the upper opening to resemble a top ventilatinghood for a head-light, and the leg portions thereof interlocking withsaid body piece.

4. A toy-head-light for toy locomotives comprising a hollow cylindricalbody piece having two openings positioned in diametrical verticalalignment with one another, and two side openings, and a U-shapedsupporting member fitted to pass down through said first mentionedopenings with the bent portion thereof extending over the upper openingto resemble a top ventilating hood for a head-light, and the legportions thereof in terlockln'g with said body piece, said leg portionshaving openings therein to register with said side openings of the bodypiece, said body piece and Ushaped member forming pockets for receivingtransparent closures for said sideopenings.

'5. A toy locomotive" head-light comprising a hollow cylindrical bodypiece having two rectangular shaped openings positioned in diametricalvertical alignment with one another, and a U-shaped supporting memberfitted to pass' down through the said openings with'the bent portionthereof extending over the upper opening to resemble a top ventilatinghood for a head-light and the leg portions thereof interlocking withsaid body piece, a lamp receptacle within the body piece, and inwardlybent lips on the 'edges of the side openings of said leg portioilis toprovide side supports'for the receptac e. t

6. A toy head-light for toy locomotives comprising a hollow cylindricalbody piece having two openings positioned in diametrical verticalalignment with one another, and two side openings, and a U-shapedsupporting member fitted to pass down through said first mentionedopenings with the bent portion thereof extending over the upper openingto resemble a top ventilating hood for a head-light, and the-legportions thereof interlocking with said body piece, said leg portionshaving openings therein to reg- .ister with said side openings of thebody piece, said body piece and U-shaped member forming pockets forreceiving transparent closures for said side openings, and a receptaclemounted within the body piece adapted to support and to light a miniat u1 electric lamp, and means on the receptacle to prevent the turningthereof when inserting or removing of the said lamp therefrom. 20

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

MARIO CAR-USO.

